Think of it as a city within a city, one with its own chapel, EMS and police units. A hundred thousand passengers travel through Logan Airport every day; 15,000 employees work there. Tonight, Anthony Everett gets an insider’s view of Logan, from the weapons confiscated at security to the fire department trained to douse a jumbo jet in flames. Plus, he tells us what’s new at Logan: increased shopping choices and brand new nonstop service to Japan.

The first U.S. location for the Canadian chain, the iStore Boutique sells both computer hardware and software featuring today’s most popular brands: Apple, Sennheiser, Blackberry just to name a few. Forgotten your charger at home? The iStore carries lots of chargers and accessories, plus headphones, iPADs and a whole lot more.

The venerable Martha’s Vineyard boutique The Black Dog has opened their first airport store ever at Logan Airport. Here you can find Black Dog themed tee-shirts, sweatshirts, hats and dozens of other souvenir items making it convenient to take a little bit of the Vineyard home with you. The Black Dog joins other New England retailers Vineyard Vines and Life is Good, who have also set up shop in the recently renovated brand new shopping mall in Logan’s Terminal C (past security).

A first for Logan Airport, Japan Airlines is offering non-stop service from Logan Airport to Tokyo’s Narita Airport. This recently inaugurated new route saves travelers to the Far East a minimum of six hours along with the stress of changing planes part way and having to go through customs twice. Local Massachusetts companies like Dunkin Brands / Baskin Robbins are thrilled to have this non-stop service. They have more than 5,000 Dunkin Donuts and ice cream franchises in Japan.